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Spectators: 7239 (Terracing: 5431, Seating: 1665, VIP seats: 143) Gilvan Damião's late challenge caught a Torrense's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Gilvan Damião helped the player get up and apologised. In the 5th minute there was a penalty for Torrense. Laerte Azevedo stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Armando de Sena. 1-0. When the match clock showed 9 minutes, the score became 1-1 when Ethan Sawyer sped through Torrense's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Márcio da Mata. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Ethan Sawyer in the 12th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Márcio da Mata saved Torrense from getting behind. In the 17th minute, Ethan Sawyer got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. After some fancy dribbling in the 18th minute, Cristinel Romoşan managed to get in a good position for a shot. Teresina FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Cristinel Romoşan was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Márcio da Mata breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. When Osmar Paes fell near the penalty area in the 22nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Teresina FC's protests and gave Osmar Paes a yellow card for diving instead. Osmar Paes kicked well hit freekick during the 22nd minute of the match. Márcio da Mata made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ethan Sawyer in the 24th minute of play. When the match clock showed 25 minutes, the score became 1-2 when Ethan Sawyer sped through Torrense's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Márcio da Mata. Through an outstanding action, after 28 minutes, Armando de Sena successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Márcio da Mata showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ethan Sawyer, who was totally free with the ball in the 30th minute. In the 31st minute, Fikret Cevval got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. After having played for 32 minutes, Ethan Sawyer managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Teresina FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Ethan Sawyer was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. If Ethan Sawyer had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 35th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Fikret Cevval fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 36th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Márcio da Mata having to interfere. When the match had gone on for 39 minutes, Ethan Sawyer put it in 1-3 from a short distance just to the right of Márcio da Mata. Ethan Sawyer struck a weak shot in the 45th minute. Márcio da Mata didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Teresina FC. Teresina FC's Ethan Sawyer got a good chance for a goal in the 48th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 1-3.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Ethan Sawyer made a kick off. After some fancy dribbling in the 52nd minute, Ethan Sawyer managed to get in a good position for a shot. Teresina FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Ethan Sawyer was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Márcio da Mata breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The audience was convinced that Ethan Sawyer's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Márcio da Mata was relentless in the 54th minute of the game. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Luciano Freire during the 55th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, Torrense's Luciano Freire got a free kick in the 55th minute. If Ethan Sawyer had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 56th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Torrense's Márcio da Mata proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 58th minute of the match, managed to save Torrense from getting a goal against them. Ethan Sawyer received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 60th minute. Márcio da Mata tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Osmar Paes received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 61st minute. Márcio da Mata tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Ethan Sawyer in the 64th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Márcio da Mata saved Torrense from getting behind. Ethan Sawyer sent away a hard shot on goal in the 65th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When the match clock showed 72 minutes, the score became 1-5 when Ethan Sawyer sped through Torrense's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Márcio da Mata. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Ethan Sawyer in the 77th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Márcio da Mata saved Torrense from getting behind. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Ethan Sawyer in the 84th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Márcio da Mata prevented the ball from getting in the gole. A well placed Ethan Sawyer short distance shot in the 87th minute ended with a hard ball which without a chance for the goalkeeper went staright up into the goalkeepers left cross. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Ethan Sawyer in the 94th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Márcio da Mata prevented the ball from getting in the gole. If Osmar Paes had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 96th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When the match was over Teresina FC could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Torrense throughout the match.